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Show " LoriMASA has i-ueii an edict Bfiwbiddinc; Uie killing of alligators on the Misiippi between Baton Rouge aud Xew Orl-aus. It is not that the loves alligators more, but rats less. Since the indiscriminate i thootiug of alligators lgau for the wVeof their hide, the rats, which Itfeit the Iwltoni lands an J do great inju'y to Uie croj, haveinereased ally in numbers aud have become a real terror to Uie planters, at whow , in-tince the sraiy mongers are to "" 5 receive onicial protection. It never o-curred to anybody that live alt! ( gators were of any use until they L-gac to grow scarce. "Vou never .j al the wator till the spring runs jSU -? ry I |